NATURE
The debut of this new cuvée made solely from organically-grown grapes pays homage to the quintessence of the vineyard and to the utter harmony of nature’s components.
Profile
This assemblage of elegant Chardonnay and subtly fruity Pinot Blanc, with a judicious tot of Pinot Noir to lend structure, matures sur lie a minimum of 24 months in the cellar. Revealing in the glass a luminous white-gold shot through with pale green highlights, it opens to a thrust of vibrant, crisp fragrances, with cleanly-delineated citron and grapefruit melding gracefully into floral impressions of hawthorn, honeysuckle, and verbena, with just a hint of iodine. At the same time, it conveys crisp fruit notes of white peach and gooseberry, marked by the generous effusion classic to youth, which equally characterizes the full-volumed palate, taut, and energy-laden that concludes with a lively, full-flavoured finish.
Vineyards and grapes
Chardonnay, Pinot Blanc and Pinot Noir in estate vineyards, facing east-southeast. Flat and slightly rolling area in the morainic area, with loose, medium-fertile soils and medium-deep pebble admixture.
Technical features
Vinification
The clusters are gently pressed in a pneumatic press, and the first and second fractions are kept separate. After a 12-hour gravity settling at 15°C, the must is inoculated with cultured yeasts organic and the wine ferments, part at controlled temperatures in stainless steel, part in small oak barrels, and then goes through malolactic fermentation. The cuvée is assembled in spring, the liqueur de tirage added and the bottles capped and laid down for the prise de mousse.
Maturation ageing
The tiered-up bottles remain in our cellars for at least 24 months before riddling. The sediment is then removed and they are given the Brut Nature-style liqueur d’expedition, then corked and wired. This
Franciacorta then rests in the bottle a further two months before release.
Alcohol
12% vol.
Component grape varieties
Chardonnay, Pinot Blanc, Pinot Noir
Vineyard location and exposure
In our estate vineyards with east-southeast exposure.
Soil profile
Level and slightly undulating terrain in loose morainic soils of medium fertility, with medium-deep gravel-pebble mixture.
Trainig system
Guyot.
Yield per hectare
80 quintals of grapes/hectare = 52 hectolitres/hectare.
Harvest
Hand picking into small boxes, between the second and the fourth week of August.
Year first produced
2014
Formats
0,75 L (20,000)
Technical sheet
Download the technical sheetAwards
Guida Vitae Associazione Italiana Sommelier
Guida L'Espresso – I 1000 Vini d'Italia
Wine Hunter
Guida Viniplus AIS Lombardia
Guida Bio
CSWWC
Decanter World Wine Awards
Falstaff Sparkling Special
James Suckling
Vinous – Antonio Galloni
Wine Enthusiast
Franciacorta Wines Collection
Brut
Rosé
Pas Dosé
Satèn
EBB
Parosé
Riserva
